Retired army officer nabs con man who duped him of Rs 27,000

A con man was nabbed by a retired army officer, Col (Retd) GS Banda, who was duped of Rs 27,000 on the pretext of getting an underconstruction apartment on rent.

TNN | Updated: Apr 26, 2013, 03:54 IST

NOIDA: A con man was nabbed by a retired army officer, Col (Retd) GS Banda, who was duped of Rs 27,000 on the pretext of getting an under-construction apartment on rent. The accused, Vikas Sharma, is a resident of Dwarka in Delhi.

Police said Vikas used to look for people searching for a house on rent and then take them to an under-construction apartment which would be ready to move in within a month. "After the property visit, he would take an advance payment and flee," said a senior police officer.

Vikas had shown Col (Retd) Banda a house in Sector 29, taken an advance of Rs 27,000 and run away.

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